Barkmere History
At the end of the 19th century, people came from Montreal to spend their summers in the area, building cottages around the lake. In 1911, its post office opened. In 1926, the Ville de Barkmere was established out of territory ceded from the Townships of Arundel and Montcalm .[ 1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Barkmere had a population of km2 (6.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.[ 3]
Canada census – Barkmere community profile
Population 81 (+39.7% from 2016) 58 (0.0% from 2011) 58 (-33.3% from 2006)
Land area 17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi) 17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi) 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age 60.8 (M: 60.8, F: 58.8) 59.5 (M: 57.5, F: 63.1) 60.0 (M: 55.8, F: 62.8)
Private dwellings 230 (total) 50 (occupied) 367 (total) 217 (total)
Median household income $ n/a $52,608 $.N/A
Historical census populations – Barkmere
Year 1931 36 — 1941 40 +11.1% 1951 64 +60.0% 1956 64 +0.0% 1961 56 −12.5% 1966 50 −10.7%
Year 1971 52 +4.0% 1976 45 −13.5% 1981 51 +13.3% 1986 60 +17.6% 1991 62 +3.3% 1996 53 −14.5%
Year 2001 44 −17.0% 2006 87 +97.7% 2011 58 −33.3% 2016 58 +0.0% 2021 81 +39.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[ 3] [ 8]
Mother tongue (2021):[ 3]
English as first language: 25.0%
French as first language: 68.8%
English and French as first languages: 6.3%
Other as first language: 0% References
1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec : Reference number 3517" . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec .1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités : Geographic code 78050" . www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.1 2 3 4 5 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Barkmere, Ville (V) [ Census subdivision] , Quebec" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.↑ "Lac Bark" . Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved May 4, 2026 .↑ "2021 Community Profiles" . 2021 Canadian census . Retrieved October 19, 2023 .↑ "2016 Community Profiles" . 2016 Canadian census . Retrieved August 25, 2022 .↑ "2011 Community Profiles" . 2011 Canadian census . Retrieved August 25, 2022 .↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) . Statistics Canada. July 1973. ↑ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived September 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board . Retrieved September 16, 2017. ↑ "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE Archived September 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine [ sic ] . Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board . Retrieved September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us " as well as the Elementary zone map Archived September 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine External links
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